Study highlights PCP, specialist pay disparity

Lifetime earnings for primary care physicians average as much as $2.5 million below specialist peers, according to a new study.
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AAFP, AANP debate role nurse practitioner role

Nurse practitioners do not belong at the helm of a patient-centered medical home and should not be permitted to operate independent of a physician, states a new report from AAFP. » Full article

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Why the PCMH's time has come

Ohio Department of Health Director Ted Wymyslo, MD, talks about why the state has prioritized the patient-centered medical home.
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• PCMH is fee-for-service alternative

• Survey: Medical students need more training in practice management and ownership

• New tool offers patients guidance on PHRs

• Practices cite financial hurdles to EHR implementation

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